This time of year there’s an inordinate amount of focus on closing deals BEFORE year end and; I get it, its important, but; Sometimes we put ALL our time and energy into something and wind up; NEGLECTING the very thing that will allow us to START 2019 STRONG! So by all means, close everything you … continue reading »
Too many people wait until the new year to get going when they could easily get a 43 day head start if they started NOW! This question will set you up immediately! What skills do I need to improve upon (now, not on January 1st) so I can position myself for an incredible year ahead? … continue reading »
You were just presented with a brand spankin new week . . . Now what? Will it be the same old, same old? Same old stuff . . . different day? Or will you take charge and consider changing things up a bit? In this week’s podcast, I’ll offer several tips to help you . … continue reading »
I originally posted this in 2010 . . . I thought we might all need a refresher today! I was always impressed with those “LiveStrong” bracelets everyone wears. I was so impressed that I decided not to get one. I wanted to create one that was more “Castain” specific . I wanted something that spoke … continue reading »
Warning: I’m going to be blunt today! Leave now and come back tomorrow if you’d like when I will return to a kinder gentler Uncle Paul 🙂 It’s unfortunate, but there are two very common train wrecks that occur this time of year. The first happens when people set goals that were never properly thought … continue reading »
The “Teacher” appears. The “teacher” can be an actual person who can help you and . . . it can also be something that people miss all the time . . . Our willingness to accept a lesson. Perhaps a lesson we’ve heard many times but we simply weren’t ready . . . To ACCEPT … continue reading »
I’m sure I’m not the first one to tell you that most new year’s resolutions are abandoned well within the first quarter of the new year. Actually, I was being nice . . . its more like 30 days or less! Some say its because we’re doing it in a moment of “this is what … continue reading »
Sometimes we put something off forever and spend the bulk of our life waiting for someday. Meanwhile we die the proverbial thousand deaths. Each day we wake up a prisoner to our own procrastination and a prisoner to our own comfort zone! We even kid ourselves by mentally changing the subject. By the way, a … continue reading »
What if you were to take the concept of 1 action per day towards one of your goals and you were to do it . . . Each day 5 days per week (give yourself the weekends off you deserve it!) By New Year’s Eve your goal will have had the benefit of already having … continue reading »
I remember the day when I regained my confidence enough to set a goal that would take a tremendous amount of effort to attain. It was a goal that I literally threw away when I had mentally given up. It was that trip to Disney I wanted to take my family on one day. The … continue reading »
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